Portable shear



Feb. 20,1940. NEBEL Y 2,190,911

PORTABLE SHEAR Filed July 12, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Feb. 20, 1940. K. w. NE'B.EILI

PORTABLE SHEAR Filed July 12, 1957 2- Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Feb. 20, 1940 UNITED sures rarest or ies Claims.

My invention relates to hand shears employed in sheet metal shops and of a character to be portable over a floor or table, and my main object is to provide a shear of this type which provides 5 a-free and even course of progress for the sheet as it is being cut, eliminating the climbing and bending of the sheet usually involved in order to continue the shearing operation.

A further object of the invention is to devise a portable shear in which a bed receives the work,

but does not form a direct junction or pivot with the shearing blade, as is the customary construction;

A still further object of the invention is to design the novel shear with a side element which forms a support for the mechanism and shearing blade.

Another object of the invention is to construct the novel shear with a combined bed, side supgo port and stationary lever extending from the latthe same with blades which are so tilted as to allow clearance for the workas it is cut and thus reduce friction and ate the shear. l

An important object of the invention'is to dethe effort necessary to opersign the same with few parts which are very simple and rugged, whereby to render the shear inexpensive to manufacture and durable.

With the above objects in view, and any others which may suggest themselves from the description to follow, a better understanding of the invention may be had by reference to the accompanying drawings in whichi Figure l is a side elevation ofthe novel shear from the left in the positionof completing a cut.

Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the same; Fig.3 is a front end view; i Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the shear opened or ready to receive the work, and

Figs. 5 to 8 are duplications of Figs. 1 to 4 of a modified shear.

Hand shears of the type herein considered are necessarily of a heavier construction in order to handle sheet metal of various gauges, and are frequently made with a pair of wheels to be rolled over a floor or large work table as the cutting 55 progresses. On the other hand, what shears have come to my attention still operate on the old principle of crossed blades, and it follows that the work climbing up on the handle or arm of the lower blade must in some manner be gotten out of the way in order that the shear may make its progress, this usually being done by curling or bending the, metal which assumes the climbing movement. Obviously, sheet metal so curled or bent cannot be restored to l the desirable flat shape, and whatever may be done in the shop to straighten or flatten the sheet is accepted as a satisfactory compromise, being rarely a restoration to the true plane or evenness of the metal sheet. It has therefore been my intention to overcome the deficiencies just described by the provision of a shear which not only operates more freelythan. any other of its type, but allows a full clearance for the sheet as it leaves the shearing zone, so that the same may remain in the original or flat form after the shearing operation.

In accordance with the foregoing, specific ref erence to the drawings indicates the basic portion of the novel shear in the form of a bed !5. At one side, the latter has a depending flange l5a which serves to raise the bed from the floor or other surface on which the shear is disposed and also carries an axle l6 crosswise, the end portions of the axle receiving a pair of traction wheels H. The opposite side of the bed 15 is formed with an integral wall i519, the same being extended rearwardly with a stationary lever it. The extreme rear end of the stationary lever I8 is downwardly oifset as at "5a to permit a substantially fiat and stable engagement thereof with the floor or work table top. The shoulder [8b of the offsetiis engaged by the operators foot to move the shear forward as the work is out.

The flange 15a is extended forward from the bed l5 and receives a stationary blade 59 on the inner side. A pair of longitudinally spaced bolts 20 serves to secure the blade to the flange, and. the latter is vertically slotted as indicated at I50 to permit the adjusting of the blade in the event of wear ordisplacement.

The wall l9 receives an arm 2! on its inner side, the arm beingpivotally secured to the wall by a bolt 22 which receives a nut 2211 on the outer side of the wall. The pivot 22 is at a medial point, and forwardly of the same the arm 2| is cut away on its inner side as indicated at 2 l a in order to accommodate the shearing blade 23. The same is of course positioned to assume a shearing relation with the stationary blade 19 when the arm 2| is swung in a counter-clockwise direction.

Also, the shearing blade 23is supported from the head portion Zlb of the arm 2| by screws 24 threaded in such head portion and adjustable to lower or raise the shearing blade. The surfaces against which the blades I 9 and 23 are laid are not vertical, but depart slightly in outward direction from the meeting line of the blades. Thus,

the inner faces of the blades do not frictionallyreceive the work sections issuing from the shearing zone, so that the incidental resistance is eliminated.

The operating lever of the shear is indicated at 25, and it is formed with a short forward bend 25a at the bottom. At the angle with the bend, the lever is pivoted on a pin 26 carried by a reduced section I of the wall |5b and anear- 21 projected from the inner side of the stationary lever l8. The forward terminusaof the'bend 25a is connected by means of a pair of links 28 to the rear end of the arm 2|, suitable pins'28a and 28b forming the connectors for thelinks.

.Since ithegsheet'metal is taken into the shear upon the flange I511 iandybed 15, I :provide' a bracketZB with an adjustable hold-down bolttll over the zonein which the work-is received, in

order that the latter may not-buckle or rise from .the stress of the shearing operation. The

bracket is attached on an outwardly extending enlargement d of the wall 1 5d, whereby to provide anwide seat" for the bracket. ;,The'wall I5beextends forwardly of the pivot 22 for the arm 2| to provide a backing for; 1the-wmovablefiflblade 23,

thereby insuringa clean cutwhen heavy gauge material is beingsheared.

'Tooperate the shear .the work is engaged and the operating lever 22 5- actuated in the customary manner. As thework is divided, the right-hand section-from the viewpoint ofthe :operator moves from. the-bottom of the-shearing-blade 23 :directly along theiunder'sideiof thebedid, as is indicated by dotted lines at A in Fig, 3. At the samertime, the left-hand section:of',-the work moves over the bedflangeldaand its: stationary blade l9 and continues'toadvance over the bed i5,'as indicated-by dotted lines at B. Thus, nothing impedes the advance ,ofceitherwork section, so that rapid progress maybe madezand the shearedsections remainin the fiat state throughout the shearing operation-whatever the size of Y the sheet may be.

from they bed, thev latter forms an even eXtension of the cutting edge of the lower blade and receives. the work-section on its side atthe natural level and with nothing to'impede the progress' of the section at such level,=whateveri'the lengtho'f thecut maybe. -Also,';a highly-favorable leverage is obtained forthe operating lever 25 by. linking its 'shortheel ZEa-to the relativelylong armv 2i ,enablingsheetzrnetalo1 heavy'gauge to-be out without undue effort.

The modification of Figs: 5 to-8 isdesigned for the'cutting of curves, scrollsor other: irregular 1' format-ions from the sheet metaI stock., For this -purpose theworkmusthaveleeway to be swung sidewise in one orthe other direction,zaccording to .thecourse :of the cut. The sidewalls 5b is therefore made with a; deep throat 35, above the work may climb out of the way as it is rotated.

The rear edge of the bed is also rounded to conform with the rotation of the work. The arm 12E corresponds to the arm 2i of the preferred form and mounts a blade I23. The bed H5 mountsa blade H9.

It will be evident from theabove description that I have provided a portable shear which can cut its way through the largest or longest piece of sheet metal without the slightest obstacle or diificulty. Yet, the novel shear is easily operated by handia-nd carried or rolled from place to place;

and it is comprised-of few and simple parts.

' I claim:

F.1.'A hand-shear, comprising a stationary bottom blade, a lateral offset from said blade, said offset having an upwardly projecting extension,

v2. A-hand shear, comprising a stationarybottom blade, allateral offset from saidblade, said I oiiset having an upwardly projecting-extension,

a movable blade 'pivotally attached to said-ex-s tension in shearing relation to saidstationary blade, a wide supportat the top of saidextension,

abracket secured thereon and extended toa .position alongside the remote side of the movable blade, and a hold-down bolt, depending from-thee}.

.free end of the bracket to a point over the course of the work.

.3. .A hand shear comprising a stationary blade,

., anupwardly extending support on one end of said blade; a movable blade pivotally connected to the gg face of. said sup-port and extending alongside said stationary blade .in shearing-relation therewith, ,and a rigid'backing for said movable blade in the cutting zone,ysaid backing comprisingan integral extension of said supportand extending along the back-of said movable blade for substantially its entire length a rearwardly projecting handle on said extension,-said handle being formed to provide a pushing surface for engagee ment with an operators foot for propelling said shear in aiorwardly direction, a rearwardly projecting movable handle for said movable blade, andasaidpushing surface being formed to be spaced from said'movable handle at all times to permit forward propulsion of said shear atany time during a cutting'operation.

AVA hand shear, comprising a stationaryzbottom.blade,-a laterally offset, upwardly projecting extension of said bottom blade, a-movableblade pivotally attached to said-extension inshearing; v relation to said stationary blade,-a wide support at the top ofsaid extension, a bracket secured ,thereonand extended 'toa, position alongside the remote side of said movable blade, and-,--a holddown extended downwardly from the free end of r,

saidbracket along said remote side-of said mov- 

